A new development build of Elive has been released for testing: "The new generation of Elive has started and the beta-3.1 for the future version 0.5 is officially released." Version 0.5 is based on Dsslive with kernel 2.6.15 and X.Org 7.0. Other new features include SATA support, better compatibility with amd64 processors, new drivers for wireless networking, and several improvements to the hard disk installer. Enlightenment 17 now comes with a beautiful Lucax theme, while Firefox also has an exciting, never-seen-before look. For more information please see the release announcement and changelog. Download: elive-unstable_beta-3.1_20060807.iso (692MB, MD5).

Elive, or Enlightenment live CD, is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution and live CD featuring the Enlightenment window manager. Besides being pre-configured and ready for daily desktop use, it also includes "Elpanel" - a control centre for easy system and desktop administration. Elive is a commercial distribution; while the live CD is available as a free download, those wishing to install it to a hard disk are asked to pay US$15 for an installation module.

The Elive project has announced a new beta release of their Debian-based distribution. The new development snapshot, Elive 2.7.6 (beta), includes a welcome panel in the distribution's live mode, offers faster application launches and the default shell has been switched from bash to zsh. "When you run the applications by the first time they take some time to start, for example the chromium browser takes 9.3 seconds, so I was playing with magical voodoo pre-caching techniques and it was improved to be only 3.6 seconds. But because I'm a crazy maniac this was not enough, so I was finally able to make it take only 1.3 seconds, in the same way LibreOffice was taking 18 seconds to start and now takes 1.5 seconds. You can enjoy the speed of light in live mode starting with this version. Remember, we need your feedback; each new beta version could include things not working as expected, if this is the case please contact us so that we can fix the problem." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: elive_2.7.6_beta_hybrid.iso (2,666MB, pkglist).

Elive 2.6.12, the latest development build of the project's commercial distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and featuring a highly customised Enlightenment desktop, is out and ready for testing: "The Elive team is proud to announce the release of the beta version 2.6.12. This version includes bug fixes in the installer handling special cases and some improvements in the overall speed process. The desktop has the clock by default included now and there are some improved configurations too. We are still working on the packaging for other architectures like the x86_64 and different distros to keep the updates and fixes more reliable in the future. We need your feedback and reports as each version can include new things that do not work as expected; if this is the case please contact us on our live chat or report it to on the website. Beta versions are not optimized due to debug flags and developer profiles." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: elive_2.6.12_beta_hybrid.iso (2,430MB, MD5).

A new development build of Elive, a commercial distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and featuring the Enlightenment desktop, is available for testing. Version 2.6.10 comes with a number of important bug fixes: "The Elive team is proud to announce the release of beta version 2.6.10. This new version includes: lots of improvements and bug fixes in Enlightenment 17, more precisely 87 commits have been back-ported; shadows for the windows are much improved giving a deeper and three-dimensional feeling for the focused window; important bug fixed for computers that have a broken battery which will not shut down any more or where the power management widget detects the remaining percentage to be zero and triggers the shutdown. We need your feedbacks and reports as each version may include new things that do not work as expected; if this is the case please contact us on our live chat or report it on our website." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: elive_2.6.10_beta_hybrid.iso (2,430MB, MD5, pkglist).

The developers of Elive, a commercial distribution based on Debian which features the Enlightenment desktop, have released a new test release. Elive 2.6.8 Beta offers better touchpad support, fixes large fonts when using some NVIDIA video cards and makes Zsh the default command line shell. The release announcement contains the following list of changes and improvements: "Huge fonts with NVIDIA cards fixed. Much improved touchpad default configurations. Internet configuration widget is now static in the desktop so the users won't miss it. Zsh shell by default, with a ton of amazing features included, we configured it to keep a maximum compatibility with the bash shell so that the users won't see any difference, if you don't know Zsh think about it like a much more powerful bash shell, it includes a small demo to help have an idea of its powerful features. A lot of fixes in the internal Elive tools. Improved auto-detected configurations. Lots of small fixes and improvements in the installer. Skype audio works again by using ALSA if you run it from the menus." Download: elive_2.6.8_beta_hybrid.iso (2,429MB, MD5, pkglist).

The developers of Elive, a commercial distribution based on Debian, have announced the availability of Elive 2.6.6. The new test release offers USB 3 support, improved hibernation support and a number of improvements have been made to the distribution's boot loader. "The Elive team is proud to announce the release of the beta version 2.6.6 This new version includes: clock improvements - the detection of your timezone and the correct time changing between Windows and Linux are greatly improved; USB 3 - support for USB 3 type of memories included; hibernation - fixes and improvements made, you can hibernate now without problems; installer fixes and improvements - automated partitioning uses the same LUKS + LVM2 setup like the Debian installations, you can also re-use these existing partitions to install Elive; many other fixes - login in TTY's, SSH working by default and recycling configurations from a previously installed system, disabled GRUB menu when only Elive is installed, increased GRUB timeout when the computer has more than one installed system, autologin in the graphical system when the user selects encryption or asked when it is not...." More information on this beta can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: elive_2.6.6_beta_hybrid.iso (2,429MB, MD5, pkglist).

The Elive development team has announced the launch of a new beta release, Elive 2.6.2. The new beta includes a number of improvements, including a faster installer, improved sound card detection, faster compile times and terminal fonts that are easier to read. The biggest change to appear in the beta may be the option to install proprietary NVIDIA and ATI video drivers. "This version includes the very waited integration of the drivers, when you boot Elive you will find now a dialog that asks you if you want to install the private drivers in the case that is detected in your computer. This option is remembered on the installation making your installed system directly ready with them. Also, they are installed using packages so you can easily reinstall or remove them, but for that we included everything in a simple script tool that you can use to manage your drivers, which allows you to reinstall them or switch between versions, even removing it to move the open source mode which also takes care of the depending xorg.conf file." Further details are available in the project's release announcement. Download: elive_2.6.2_beta_hybrid.iso (2,400MB, MD5, pkglist).

The seemingly endless development of Elive, a Debian-based distribution with a customised Enlightenment desktop, continues with yet another beta release, version 2.5.8: "The Elive team is proud to announce the release of the beta version 2.5.8. This new version includes: kernel - much improved optimizations to be smaller, faster, and more optimized, a good amount of patches are also included to improve stability even more; more options to select in the boot process for special machines unable to boot correctly, like some rare Intel cards; touchpad - automated detections and special configurations included; clickpads has the bottom zone disabled so you are not annoyed anymore by having your mouse moving while you click; tap to click - by default Debian does not have this feature enabled but now it works again in Elive, just tap in your touchpad and you will have a click; scrolling - you can scroll vertically and horizontally using two fingers...." Continue to the release announcement for the rest of the changelog. Download: elive_2.5.8_beta_hybrid.iso (2,361MB, MD5, pkglist).

Samuel Baggen has announced the release of Elive 2.5.2, the latest development release of the distribution that features a customised Enlightenment 17 as its preferred desktop: "The Elive team is proud to announce the release of beta version 2.5.2. This new version includes: GIT and SVN integrations into your file-manager; you can now use your iPhone to connect to Internet using the USB cable; improvements in mobile networks as WiMAX, also a wider range of providers for 3G/HSDPA is included; command-not-found feature included now in your shell; default applications assigned to file types are much improved now; Debian packages updated to 7.8; new applications selected- Sound Juicer, IPTraf, Nmap, traceroute." Here is the full release announcement. Interested beta testers can download the live DVD image from here: elive_2.5.2_beta_hybrid.iso (2,322MB, MD5, pkglist).

Samuel Baggen has announced the release of Elive 2.5.0, the latest build in the long line of development releases that characterise this Debian-based distribution with Enlightenment 17: "The Elive team is proud to announce the release of beta version 2.5.0. This new version includes: Linux kernel optimizations - CK2 (Con Kolivas patches) with the BFS (Brain F@#k Scheduler) and BFQ (Budget Fair Queueing) set by default, they improve desktop interactivity and hard disk I/O; updated version 3.16.7 of the Linux kernel to include the new CKT patches that includes many of bug fixes; much more friendly way to know who and where you are in your terminal; much better integration of Dropbox in the file manager; an amazing tool called git-watcher is now in Elive; fixed a message in the boot process about a glib warning." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details and notes from the developer. Download the live DVD image from here: elive_2.5.0_beta_hybrid.iso (2,270MB, MD5, pkglist).

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